Freakish Bike

I love bicycles, but no where near the way these people do. Some crazy, crazy stuff going on here.

Free TV!!!

For those of you who aren't as nerdy tech-savvy as we are, yes you can watch free tv online. For a long time we have been hardcore downloaders of music and movies and recently I had an epiphany and almost dropped my crappy Comcast cable. If you don't watch TV all that much Boxee and Hulu are both completely free and you should go get them now! All you need is a Mac or PC and if you want to you can hook that up to your 150" plasma and bam! free high def tv when and where you want it. Check it out now, Hulu has a desktop application that you can download for free and check out their full library. Anything thats free is good, and when its legal TV and Movies its even better.

Keep Your Camera in a Camera!

A Japanese illustrator/puppet stop-motion video artist / crafter who lives in Vancouver, Canada:

Hine [hee-neh] Mizushima. She is an Illustrator, a handmade crafter and a puppet-based stop-motion animation video artist. Hine was born and raised in Japan, she majored in traditional Japanese painting at a University there and worked as a paper product designer/Illustrator in Tokyo. After she met her husband (who is Canadian), they decided to move to Rome, then Paris, then Brooklyn. Two and a half years ago they moved to Vancouver, Canada, with their son. Then they discovered Etsy! At first they just bought things from the site but, Etsy inspired them to create handmade things and she became a seller as well, and have been for a year and a half. Her camera cases are great! It gets the YoCoPros stamp of appoval.

www.hine.etsy.com

Get to the Bazaar this Weekend!!!!

Come out to Penn's Landing this weekend, and support HANDMADE!! Some of the YoCoPros pals will be in attendence: Yasha Butler Ceramics, Naomi Cleary Ceramics, Amy Santoferraro, Ryan Kelly and Nate Prouty!!!! Come out and get into the Indie Craft Movement, handmade, reused and recycled, orignal affordable artwork and awsome live music will all be there down at Penn's Landing this weekend in Philadelphia!!


Saturday Music Line-up
11am: Pairdown
12pm: The Josh Olmstead Band
1pm: The Documents
2pm: Gildon Works
3pm: Padre Pio
4pm: Toy Soldiers
5pm: Folklore

Sunday Music Line-up:
12pm: Perkasie
1pm: Photon Band
2pm: Like A Fox
3pm: North Lawrence Midnight Singers
4pm: The Mural & The Mint
5pm: Oh!Pears

The Great Plaza @ Penn's Landing
(on Columbus Boulevard between Chestnut Street & Walnut Street)

click here for 2009 press release.

Wednesday Is the New Friday

Every Wednesday, from June 3 through August 26, 5-7 pm!!!

Enjoy $4 cocktails, $3 wine, $2 beers and half-priced appetizers at the participating bars and restaurants listed below. Individual bars and restaurants will determine which drinks and appetizers are on special.

Download a map of Center City District Sips Participants | PDF (334 KB)

**Also a little insider tip, every Wednesday after 5pm meter parking is free in OLD CITY!!**

Not Your Typical Teacups By DARYL EVANS

Check out this article!


"It’s Friday night and summer is upon us (most days), so where will you be? If you’re smart, you’ll be in Old City at First Friday. If you’re even smarter, you’ll be at the Clay Studio for the opening reception of local artist Melissa Mytty.

To say that Mytty makes teacups is simply inadequate. Perched atop highly designed wall-mounted platforms, and nestled on elaborate saucers, these pieces are more high fashion than functional kitchenware. Mytty's evocative titles including Sweet Cheeks, Tog, and Delicious, suggests that her work be seen as individual vignettes offering a different mix of fashion, design, and abundance.

Mytty describes her current body of work as "Drawing from the rich history of ceramics while injections of contemporary culture, such as haute couture, tattoos, automotive design, ground effects, and licking tongues, are critical and keep my work pushing the boundaries of the material and the format of the cup".

We could of course, go on and on about Melissa Mytty, but your hip and with it, so we’ll see you at The Clay Studio for First Friday!"

June 5, 2009 5 p.m.-9 p.m.

139 N. 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106

We Love I Love Grey Skys....

Featured Seller on Etsy!!

Please describe your creative process how, when, materials, etc.

Well most of my ideas and planning of projects happen at night time, as I put my son to sleep. After reading him a story I lay next to him while he unwinds and gets cozied up. It's then, in that silence that I really focus on the imagery I want my next or current project to take. Sometimes I come out of his room and write it down before I finally get some time to hang out and talk to my husband, but mostly I remember the ideas.

Luckily my son still naps for a couple hours each day and it is then (and only then) that I get the time to actually bring my ideas to form. I usually put on some music, go into my studio and approach whatever I happen to be working on. With the sculptures I make for the shop, there is always many steps and processes that are being worked on simultaneously. For instance, I may start by sanding some wood for the bases and take them out into my shop in the garage for staining. While the first coat absorbs into the wood, I'll then come in and sculpt with clay. Then back to the garage to wipe the first coat of stain off and perhaps start a paper mache mask . I think it's this variety of task that keeps me so interested. I'm also a painter but after painting and concentrating for 2 hours straight I can get a bit drained, but the sculptures are less serious, more fun." - Etsy Featured Seller Interview.

EM Freestyle

Ive always been a big fan of Eminem, unfortunately I find his freestyles to be so much more amazing than anything he has ever put on an LP. Check out this recent freestyle, amazing skills, witty, funny and dirty, Im glad he's back but I could only wish his new album was this good.

Ouch

Beatbox Followup

Well last week we told you about the amazing Julia Dales beatboxing vid. She was entered into the Beatboxing Championship coming up next week as a wildcard. Another Wildcard named Primativ was also selected for the men, and he can beatbox some stuff we have never heard before. From his videos it sounds like he has really good technique and can incorporate some amazing club/trance type sounds into his beatboxing which make for something that is truly unique.

Silk City: Sick show last night

I had the honor of winning free tix last night, to a show filled with Philly acts, at Silk City .

The show started out with DJ Cramske, spinning beats from Philly artists. He was followed up by local MC Rok Bottom and his band the Burndown All-Stars. This was the first time I heard of the group and I was very much suprised. The band kept it upbeat mixing Jazz, Funk and Reggae with Rok's storytelling. It was an awesome set and I cant wait to see them play again, check out his free mixtape too.

Next on stage was the Last Emporer, an amazing Philly MC with unbelivably clear and witty rhymes, hes a legend that has performed with the best in the business. He's a must listen to all lovers of hip-hop. To end the night Black Landlord performed and tore it down, crazy energy and a huge band and fun lyrics. I've been trying to see Black Landlord for about a year now, but it was well worth the wait.

Silk was packed last night and for good reason, this was by far the best tickets I have ever won and one of the best shows I've been too. Check out the bands and mc's and most importantly my second home: Thanks Silk!

Awesome Album Covers

Check out Smashing Mags list of obscure and remarkable album covers!

Oh Snap! I mean Stinger

The sickest girl beatboxer I have ever seen!!!!!!!!!!!!

Watch Amazing Beat Box Girl on CollegeHumor

We YoCos are huge fans of hip-hop and DJing!! One of our favorite things to watch is beat boxing. All time fav? Rahzel. We've seen a lot of the ladies dabble in the beat boxing, (you can check out this past years championship 1, 2, 3, 4) and some are really good, others mediocre, this girl is ridiculous!!! Hands down best female beat boxer IMO.

Saturday, Saturday, SATURDAY!

Some awesome stuff going on this weekend. Hopefully the weather will stay nice and everyone can enjoy the festivities going on. First on the list is the Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby, and they've gotten a ton of attention this year too which is great!

Second on the list is the craziness going on in NoLibs, at the Piaza. A trunk show, art, dj's, jumbo screen and a ton more.

Saturday, May 16
11 am - 4 pm Philly's Largest Trunk Show presented by City Paper
11am - 4 pm Illvibe Collective on the Wheels of Steel
5:30 pm Kufe Knotz & The Hustle
7 pm Bodega
9 pm Black Landlord

plus special surprise guests, face painting, magicians and more.

Sunday, May 17
Noon DJSkip Modestarts spinning at Noon for a family dance
1pm Phillies Vs. Nationals, live on the jumbo-tron.
4pm The Piazza Funk Experiment
6 pm & 8 pm Sunday Night movie - special

For more information on The Piazza at Schmidts, go to ATTHEPIAZZA.COM

Back in my day we used to Robot Messenger

For all you tweeters out their, not to be confused with tweekers, this is one thing the seniors beat us on, Twitter Robot Messenger Notification.

Ballin

Im so getting one of these

Def, Mos Def

Mos Def - "Casa Bey" - The Ecstatic - 6.9.09

Mos Def's new album drops next month, and judging by this song it should be a good one.

Dell's Della-ma

Hella Della Stupid

Dell has sunk as low as to market computers specifically toward women. Well you might ask, Whats wrong with that? Check out the copy and the stock shots of women, oh and this is my favorite: Among those uses: Finding recipes online , making "your mini ... your meditation buddy as you take mini-breaks throughout your day ," and using a netbook "to track calories, carbs and protein with ease, watch online fitness videos, map your running routes and more."

More funny quips in this article, or you can see Della in all her glory here.

Rosenbacchanal

Wednesday, May 27,2009
6:00 – 10:00 pm

Save the date! A special event like no other, the Rosenbacchanal will feature a private viewing of their Lincoln bicentennial exhibition Finding Lincoln: 21st-Century Abe, on the very day it opens!!

Then there will be a live auction followed by parties at neighboring homes. Proceeds from this benefit the museum’s exhibitions, educational initiatives, and more.

If you are interested in learning more, you should contact Director of Development Christina Deemer at cdeemer@rosenbach.org.

Rosenbach Museum & Library
2008 Delancey St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 732-1600